PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Stocky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Cotton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stocky
vs
Cotton

193 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Stocky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Cotton!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cotton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cotton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stocky manages to avoid it.
Stocky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cotton tries to land a front kick but Stocky steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Stocky looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cotton!
Stocky tries to control but Cotton wriggling away.
Cotton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cotton wants to control but Stocky is having none of it.
Stocky throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Cotton taking shots to the head.
Stocky connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stocky working Cotton over with strikes here.

Cotton defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Stocky.
Stocky won't let Cotton get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Stocky pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stocky scoring with strikes but Cotton is staying in there.
BOOM! Stocky connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Stocky working the ground and pound effectively.
Stocky cracks Cotton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cotton's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Stocky putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cotton is desperately trying to improve his position but Stocky has a good base and remains in mount.
Stocky with good strikes from the mount here!
Cotton trying desperately to get to his feet.
Cotton looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Cotton that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Stocky unloading with bombs!
Stocky landing strikes from the mount and Cotton is in trouble!
Stocky landing strikes from the mount.
Stocky looking to control but Cotton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stocky pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cotton is desperately trying to improve his position but Stocky has a good base and remains in mount.
Stocky controlling the position easily from mount.
Stocky landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cotton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stocky controlling the pace for now.
Stocky knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cotton on the ground.
Cotton is desperately trying to improve his position but Stocky has a good base and remains in mount.
Stocky lands a big elbow.
Stocky looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cotton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Stocky lands a big elbow.
Cotton tries to lock up and control but Stocky gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Stocky cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Stocky controlling his opponent.
The referee warns Cotton that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Stocky landing strikes, looking to finish!
Stocky wants to control the pace but Cotton is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stocky working Cotton over with strikes here.
Stocky connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stocky cracks Cotton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cotton taking shots to the head.
Stocky looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stocky looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stocky cracks Cotton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Stocky trying to control but Cotton is having none of it.
Stocky lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stocky landing shots from mount.
Stocky working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Stocky dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Stocky closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stocky seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cotton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Stocky has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Stocky sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stocky trying to control but Cotton is having none of it.
Cotton is breathing heavily.
Cotton wants to hold on but Stocky pushes him away.
Greg Stocky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stocky connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cotton is in a horrible position here. Stocky smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cotton reaches up and holds on to Stocky to control the position.
Stocky looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stocky lands with some strikes.
Stocky cracks Cotton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
BOOM! Stocky connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Stocky landing strikes from the mount and Cotton is in trouble!
Stocky landing punches.
Stocky can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cotton is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stocky can't control as he wanted to and Cotton manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Stocky trying to control from half guard but Cotton is working away.

Stocky is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Cotton has managed to free his arm - good work.
Stocky thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stocky trying to control the pace.
Cotton is trying to stand back up but Stocky is controlling him
Cotton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cotton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stocky trying to control but Cotton is working from the bottom.
Stocky lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stocky wants to control from the top but Cotton keeps moving.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Greg Stocky just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Cotton doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Stocky counters with a takedown into side control.
Stocky working the ground and pound.
Cotton can't do much from the bottom here.
Cotton is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Cotton manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Cotton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stocky. That did some damage!
Cotton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Stocky darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Cotton is not content to let Stocky control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Stocky in particular looking to stall.
Stocky is keen to just control but Cotton is a slippery customer.
Stocky looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cotton regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Stocky.
Stocky trying to control the position from guard on top but Cotton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stocky connects with a couple of short punches.
Cotton looking to control.
Stocky won't allow Cotton to sweep him here.
Cotton keeping moving, preventing Stocky from controlling successfully.
Stocky working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cotton's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Stocky dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Stocky shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Stocky showed some decent athleticism there.
Cotton trying to control from the bottom.
Stocky content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cotton wants to improve his position but Stocky is controlling well.
Cotton won't allow Stocky to pass to mount.
Stocky wants to control but Cotton is keeping him busy.
Stocky thows a huge punch but Cotton dodges it nicely.
Cotton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stocky throwing shots but Cotton is blocking nicely.
Stocky perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Stocky closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cotton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stocky.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stocky missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cotton regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Stocky.
Cotton wants to stand and escape but Stocky is having none of it.
Stocky is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Stocky trying to control the position from guard on top but Cotton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stocky landing some decent shots from guard.
Stocky looking to sit in guard and control but Cotton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stocky is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stocky controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stocky trying to mount his opponent but Cotton defends it.
Cotton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stocky.
Cotton wants to get back to full guard.
Stocky is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stocky is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Stocky in particular looking to stall.
Stocky is thwarting Cotton's attempts to control the position.
Cotton might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Stocky kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Stocky shoots in and bounces Cotton off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Stocky stopping the sweep attempt from Cotton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cotton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stocky throwing strikes but missing.

Cotton kicks Stocky off and gets to his feet.

Cotton has managed to clinch.
Cotton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Cotton breaks from the clinch.
Stocky circles away from the clinch attempt

and Stocky counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cotton!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stocky landing strikes from the mount and Cotton is in trouble!
Stocky controlling from the full mount.
Cotton is trying desperately to improve position.
Joe Cotton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stocky controlling from the full mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Stocky cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cotton wants to control but Stocky is having none of it.
Cotton really wants to buck Stocky off and get back to his feet.
Stocky landing strikes, looking to finish!

And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Stocky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stocky, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Stocky!